The Imperial Palace of the Celestial Empire, the Imperial Study

The new emperor Lin Jian just went straight back to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the hidden guards of the four countries have sent the latest news." As soon as Lin Jian sat down, Su Kang flashed in.

"Say." Lin Jian lowered his head to review the recital, and his tone was dark.

"The civil strife in Northern Liao is turbulent, the four princes Yelu Hao disappeared for a year, the other three princes are intrigued, the king of Northern Liao died ten days ago, and the other two princes took the opportunity to make trouble before the prince ascended the throne, and now the three princes each occupy one side, and the Northern Liao War is about to break out.

Empress Feng Tuoguo has been seriously ill for a year, the condition has been repeated and has not improved, the empress has always intended to pass on her sister, the secret agent sent by the emperor Ji Feng is maneuvering around, once the empress makes an edict, Ji Feng will take the opportunity to change, replaced with the edict arranged by the emperor in advance. ”

After Su Kang finished speaking, he stepped aside.

Lin Jian lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then said coldly,

"Ji Feng can't believe it, he has ambitions. Solve him before the matter is completed, and the affairs of Feng Tuoguo must be foolproof. "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Where's Dongluo?"

"Mu Hua, the prince of Dongluo, has been very low-key this year, he has not caused any trouble, and he has never left Dongluo."

"Really? You don't know if he really never left, or if he left! Go and check on Nianzheng, how could my thoughtful fifth brother leave such an important hidden guard in Kyoto for a year without moving! Don't you really think that Nian Zheng is good there! ”

Lin Jian's tone suddenly became heavier, and Su Kang lowered his head in shame.

"It's been a year, and I don't know where she's gone now? Even I didn't tell sù, because I helped her act in such a scene at the time, this little woman, when she should be ruthless, she doesn't leave any room for it. ”

Lin Jian muttered to herself, looking at the scar on her wrist.

He kept the scar hidden, and only glanced at it when he thought of her.

It seemed that this was the only memory she left him to see.

"Your Majesty, King Rouhuai went to the vicinity of Xiushui Town, where bandits have been rampant recently, and the prince seems to have the intention to stay for a few more days to rectify the bandits."

Su Kang said.

"My fifth brother still has a heart of pity after all, don't worry about him, he just wants to find Linghu Full Moon, but after looking for a year, doesn't he still have no clues? I can't find it, and he can't find it. ”

Lin Jian sneered, but the depths of the laughter were full of desolation and loneliness.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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After Su Kang retreated, Lin Jian's mind couldn't calm down, because the dazzling scar on his wrist reminded him of a year ago.

She was gone, and she said she would never come back. Linghu Jinglie handed it over to him to take care of, he knew that she valued this younger brother, and she also taught and corrected Linghu Jinglie as if he were his own brother.

She knew that too many people wanted to see her again, but she hid far away and refused to show her face.

"Your Majesty, the queen is asking to see you outside the palace."

At this time, the great eunuch whispered.

Lin Jian's eyes changed from the previous trance and loneliness to sharp condensation.

"Xuan."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Although the great eunuch has only followed Lin Jian's side for a year, it can be seen that the emperor only respects the queen on the surface, but in fact he has no feelings.

In the past year, the emperor has only stayed in the queen's palace a few times.

"The concubines have seen the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Helruo walked in slowly in a bright red palace dress, but he was more than three months pregnant, but he deliberately held his stomach up, for fear that others would not be able to see it.

"The queen is pregnant, so there is no need to salute, let's talk about something."

There was no one else there, and Lin Jian was extremely cold to Er Ruo.

"Back to the emperor, Erruo saw that the emperor was busy with government affairs just after the morning court, Erruo sent a carefully boiled ginseng tea, the ginseng tea is still hot, along the way, Erruo was afraid that the ginseng tea would become cold, and he dared to come over with a stove held by sixteen hands."

Er Ruo is now pregnant, and he doesn't want to quarrel during pregnancy because of Lin Jian's attitude, so his attitude is very gentle every time.

"Sixteen hand-held stoves?" Lin Jian frowned, and looked at Er Ruo's eyes and couldn't tell whether it was sarcasm or reproach.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The concubine deliberately-"

"The queen knows, this year, the treasury of the Celestial Empire is shrinking day by day, and the people are in trouble, I am thinking about how to survive the difficulties, the queen is good, a cup of ginseng tea, and she uses sixteen hand-held stoves, this folk suffering, mining is difficult, the queen thinks that the palace reserves more than those coals can not be used, can be used at will, right?"

Lin Jian's words were even slashed, and Er Ruo's face was pale and his body was shaky.

"This ginseng tea is so valuable, how can I drink it? The queen should take it back and replenish her body! Also, the queen is bulky, so she stays in the palace if she has nothing to do, and she doesn't have to move around at will. I want to review the fold, the queen kneels down. ”

Lin Jian didn't give Er Ruo room to defend and maneuver, and knelt down peacefully, without any warm emotion.

Er Ruo didn't have a word of rebuttal from Lin Jian's lesson, so he could only leave the room with a white face.

As soon as Er Ruo left, Lin Jian thought of Zhang Xiuhui inexplicably for the first moment.

If he would go to Er Ruo at least once a month or two, for Zhang Xiuhui, it seems that he has never seen her again except for the Queen Mother.

She was silent as if there was no such thing as her being in this palace.

"Su Kang! What has Hui Guifei been doing lately? ”

Lin Jian called Su Kang again, and for the first time in a year, he took the initiative to inquire about Zhang Xiuhui's situation.

Su Kang was stunned for a moment, and said,

"Back to the emperor, according to the rules of the palace, Concubine Hui can only see the eldest prince on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month, and at other times, Concubine Hui is in the Xuanji Palace, closed doors, and does not see anyone."

Su Kang knew Zhang Xiuhui's situation well, because the news sent back by the spies sent out to spy on Concubine Hui every day was almost the same. Su Kang personally monitored it for a few days, which was no different from what the spies said.

"Go to Xuanji Palace."

Obviously, Lin Jian also had some doubts.

Even if Zhang Xiuhui has a quiet and silent temper, it is not right that there is no movement this year. What's more, she is not a stupid and ignorant woman like Helruo, she is smart and talented, if she says that she has not moved for a year, Lin Jian will definitely not believe it.

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Xuanji Palace

Before he entered the Xuanji Palace, he heard a stern reprimand from inside, Lin Jian frowned, and he didn't allow the guards to pass through, so he raised his feet and walked in quickly.

In the courtyard, Erruo sat on a chair, kneeling in front of him with an expressionless Zhang Xiuhui, Erruo's nurse stood aside, teaching Zhang Xiuhui a lesson.

"Concubine Hui, even if you are a concubine, the queen mother will come to see you with Liujia, it's not right for you to close the door and not see you! As for the scene you just saw, the queen will definitely give you a chance to explain why there is a guard in your room, but you don't speak, the queen will naturally think that you have a ghost in your heart! ”

The words of the nurse made Lin Jian, who had just walked in, change her complexion, and an inexplicable cold air surged into her heart.

No wonder she hasn't stepped out of this Xuanji Palace for a year, it turns out that she has raised other men in it!

"Zhang Xiuhui!"

Lin Jian roared angrily, and Erruo was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up from the chair, and his stomach also hurt.

The nurse hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

"Queen Mother, be careful."

"Someone! Pull this mouthy old Diao slave down and scold him for twenty! My concubine, even if she makes a mistake, it will not be the turn of a slave to teach a lesson, and before anything is clarified, a slave dares to make a conclusion, it is simply a rebellion! Is this my Celestial Dynasty changed my surname to He?! ”

Lin Jian had long seen that the nurse beside Er Ruo was not pleasing to the eye, and an old woman who looked low and pleasing to her eyes, in fact, she didn't know how many ideas she had for Hel Ruo in the past year, including the Queen Mother, Hel Ruo's tearful words of praising the Queen Mother in front of the civil and military officials, nine times out of ten it was inseparable from the design of this old Diao slave.

Erruo didn't expect Lin Jian to come.

If he doesn't come to this Xuanji Palace for a year, he will bump into her here as soon as he comes.

Er Ruo's face turned pale, and he wanted to hold the nurse, but he heard Su Kang's voice sound coldly,

"Queen Mother, please don't embarrass your subordinates, this is the emperor's order!"

Er Ruo immediately stood up and let go of her hand, although she is now the queen, she is also afraid that Lin Jian will really turn her face, after all, she is pregnant now, and she and the child in her womb can't bear any grievances.

Seeing the nurse being dragged down, she started beating outside the yard.

The thick board fell on the nurse fiercely, and the thudding sound sounded terrifying.

"This is the end of being a slave!"

Lin Jianmo's pupils scanned the courtyard, his gaze was cold and resolute.

Erruo doesn't say a word now, because it's useless to say. The current Lin Jian is no longer the gentle prince he once was, and no one knows what he will do next.

Lin Jian's eyes finally fell on Zhang Xiuhui's face, seeing that she was still calm, not moving, her eyes looked straight ahead, and the whole person seemed to be still, not even the temperature.

"Zhang Xiuhui-"

"Back to the emperor, the concubine has been preparing a big gift for the emperor for the past year, and now the big gift is almost ready, if the emperor wants to ask the concubine what happened just now, please also ask the emperor to see the big gift prepared by the concubine for the emperor first."

Before Lin Jian finished speaking, Zhang Xiuhui had already interrupted his words, speaking calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.

Er Ruo's eyes widened, as if he was reminding Lin Jian,

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xiuhui is obviously delaying time so as to give the guard a chance to escape. That guard is still in this courtyard and hasn't gone out, as long as he sends more people to search the entire Xuanji Palace, he will definitely be able to find it! ”

As soon as Er Ruo heard that Zhang Xiuhui had prepared a big gift, he naturally couldn't sit still.

It was not easy for her to catch Zhang Xiuhui's handle, how could she waste it in vain.

"Why is the queen so nervous? It's black, not white, and in front of me, what is white can't become black! Zhang Xiuhui, when you gave birth to Lin'er for me, I will give you a chance! ”

Although Lin Jian's expression was cold, she was curious about what Zhang Xiuhui had prepared for a year of silence?

"Thank you for your grace! Please come here with the emperor's concubines. Zhang Xiuhui got up and walked towards the east courtyard with Lin Jian. Hel Ruo couldn't be angry, but he wanted to know what tricks Zhang Xiuhui was playing, and for a while, he couldn't care about the nurse who had just been beaten by the twentieth board, and raised her heels.

"Your Majesty, the concubines spent a month to open up the three rooms in the east courtyard, and the extra wood was placed in the other room, and the remaining two rooms, the concubines used sixteen desks to form a long table, and the table on the table was the great gift that the concubine gave to the emperor."

As Zhang Xiuhui's voice fell, her personal palace maid immediately stepped forward and carefully untied the flannel covered on the desk.

For a while, Lin Jian was shocked and impressed by the sight of his vision.

Mountains and rivers, mountains and rivers, mountains and mountains, rolling and undulating, magnificent and beautiful.

"This is the sand table of the entire Celestial Empire and the other four countries?" Lin Jian had never seen such a magnificent and delicate and clear sand table. All important locations are marked, even if it is a stream, it will be marked separately.

"How do I know this sand table is accurate?" Lin Jian was surprised that Zhang Xiuhui was only twenty years old, even if she had such experience and ability to achieve such a perfect sand table.

Er Ruo also opened his mouth wide behind Lin Jian, but then he had an expression of eagerness to eat Zhang Xiuhui!

This little slut is simply too insidious!

I hid silently and did so much! It's all sorts of tricks!

Zhang Xiuhui's expression at this moment was no different from before, as if even if the sky was falling apart in front of her, there would be no excited reaction on her face.

"Back to the emperor, the concubine began at the age of eight, the father arranged for the housekeeper to take the concubine around the mountains and rivers, the father did not approve of the woman living in the deep boudoir without leaving the house, the concubine has a habit, every time you go to a place will find the local sand table, painting as a souvenir, over the years, although not all over the world, but also eight or nine do not leave ten, even if you have never been to the place, the concubine will also ask someone to bring the local sand table, painted into a painting.

The concubine was originally just out of personal preference, but after entering the palace, the concubine felt that she should do her part for the emperor, so the concubine did this behind closed doors for less than a year. Your Majesty, please see, there are five colors on this sand table. The territories of the Celestial Empire and the other four kingdoms are represented, while the other five colors are used to distinguish roads, lakes, seas, and important towns and fortress entrances and exits. As for the distribution of troops, the concubines naturally don't know, if the emperor likes this sand table, he can bring it back to the Chengqian Palace and add it. ”

Zhang Xiuhui spoke smoothly and fluently, and even Lin Jian had to recognize that her sand table was exquisitely made and flawless.

"Good! Zhang Xiuhui! I've done you a lot! ”

Lin Jian has never praised Zhang Xiuhui, and it is even more impossible for Herruo. This time, no matter how stupid Hel was, he could see that Lin Jian praised Zhang Xiuhui from the bottom of his heart.

Herruo only felt a feeling of dizziness hit her, as if she was about to faint at any moment.

How could she ignore that Lin Jian is the king of a country after all, but whatever is beneficial to the future of the Celestial Empire is what he wants the most! He's a king, not an ordinary person! If he had to choose between a good wife and a good mother and the future of the Celestial Empire, he would naturally choose the future of the Celestial Empire without hesitation!

If Hull doesn't want to admit it, she has to admit that she did lose to Zhang Xiuhui in this step!